Integrated approach to risk management of future climate change impacts

Building Research and Information

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-10

  Lisø, Kim Robert ^a,b  

^a Norwegian Building Research Inst   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Building stock; Climate change; Global warming; Norway; Risk management; Robustness; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTION; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; BUILDING STOCKS; NORWAY; VULNERABILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 29144443547     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210500356022     Document Type: Article

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